Full set of game notes (25 pages) - pdf
Big Sky Conference standings
GAME PREVIEW
• Fresh off a Big Sky Conference-opening home win against Portland State, 80-75, Sacramento State (4-10, 1-0) will play its first league road game on Thursday at Idaho (9-5, 1-1). Tip-off at Cowan Spectrum is set for 7:05 p.m.
• The Hornets' win on Saturday came against a Portland State team that was ranked 20th in the nation in the Mid-Major poll and had just won at Cal by 25 points.
• In that win, the Hornets overcame a 16-point first half deficit, and won their first game of the season when trailing at halftime (47-36).
• The Hornets won their conference opener for the first time in three years and will look to start the league season 2-0 for just the third time since joining the Big Sky in 1996 (the 2005-06 and 2013-14 squads accomplished the feat).
• Sacramento State is seeking its first win away from home this season as the Hornets are 0-5 on the road and 0-4 when playing on a neutral court.
• Three of the last four games have been decided by exactly five points with Sacramento State coming out on top in two of those decisions (66-61 vs. CSUN, 80-75 vs. Portland St.).
• The Hornets have played the entire season without senior guard and team co-captain Marcus Graves (back) who had started 62 straight games. In addition, the team played the first 10 games without guard Jiday Ugbaja (leg) who has played light minutes each of the last four games as he works his way back into the rotation.
• Idaho was picked as the conference favorites in both the Big Sky preseason coaches and media polls. The Vandals return all five starters from a team that went 19-14 overall and 12-6 in the conference a year ago.
• Idaho has been the league's best defensive team thus far, allowing just 64.4 points per game. The Vandals easily lead the Big Sky in defensive field goal percentage (.388), a mark which ranks 22nd in the nation.
• The 3-point line has been kind to the Vandals as the team ranks sixth in the nation in defending the 3-point line (.277) and 16th in 3-point percentage on offense (.411).
• Sacramento State is 4-16 all-time against Idaho, including an 81-67 loss in Moscow in the teams' only meeting a year ago.
• The Hornets are 2-10 when playing on the road against Idaho, but did sweep the season series from the Vandals two years ago, including a 65-63 victory in Moscow.
MULTIMEDIA OPTIONS
• Free video streams will be provided for every game (home or away) the rest of the season at www.WatchBigSky.com.
• Every game this year will be broadcast live on KTKZ 1380 AM The Answer with 21st-year play-by-play man Steve McElroy calling all the action.
• Fans outside the Sacramento area can listen to all games via www.hornetsports.com. The game can be found by clicking here.
• Links for all multimedia options, including live stats, can be found next to each game on the men's basketball schedule at www.hornetsports.com.
For Sacramento State's full set of game notes, please click here.


April 11, 2018
MEN’S BASKETBALL SIGNS CLARK HIGH SCHOOL’S JAMES BRIDGES

February 21, 2018
MEN'S BASKETBALL BEGINS FINAL REGULAR SEASON ROAD TRIP THURSDAT AT NAU

February 17, 2018
STRINGS ACHIEVES HUGE MILESTONE; MEN’S HOOPS FALLS TO WEBER STATE

February 16, 2018
MEN'S BASKETBALL HOSTS WEBER STATE ON SATURDAY FOR WHITEOUT THE NEST


February 9, 2018
MEN'S HOOPS PLAYS AT MONTANA ON SATURDAY NIGHT

February 7, 2018
MEN'S BASKETBALL LOOKS FOR SERIES SWEEP OF MONTANA STATE ON THURSDAY

February 3, 2018
MEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS AT HOME TO IDAHO

February 2, 2018
MEN'S BASKETBALL HOSTS IDAHO ON SATURDAY NIGHT AT 7 PM


January 26, 2018
MEN'S HOOPS CONCLUDES ROAD TRIP SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT PORTLAND STATE

January 20, 2018
MEN’S BASKETBALL DROPS SECOND GAME OF ROAD TRIP TO IDAHO STATE

January 19, 2018
MEN'S HOOPS PLAYS AT IDAHO STATE ON SATURDAY NIGHT

January 18, 2018
LATE RUN DOOMS MEN’S BASKETBALL IN LOSS TO WEBER STATE

January 17, 2018
MEN'S HOOPS OPENS ROAD TRIP ON THURSDAY AT WEBER STATE

January 12, 2018
MEN'S BASKETBALL TO HOST MONTANA STATE ON SATURDAY FOR KIDS DAY

January 11, 2018
MONTANA USES BIG SECOND HALF TO BEAT MEN’S BASKETBALL, 78-66

January 10, 2018
MEN'S HOOPS BACK IN THE NEST ON THURSDAY VS. MONTANA AT 7 P.M.

January 3, 2018
MEN'S HOOPS PLAYS FIRST BIG SKY ROAD GAME THURSDAY AT IDAHO

January 2, 2018
STRINGS RECEIVES BIG SKY PLAYER OF THE WEEK ACCOLADES

January 1, 2018
STRINGS NAMED THE NATIONAL MID-MAJOR PLAYER OF THE WEEK


December 29, 2017
MEN'S HOOPS OPENS BIG SKY PLAY AT HOME SATURDAY VS. PORTLAND STATE

December 23, 2017
MEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS AT HOME TO UC SANTA BARBARA, 82-72

December 22, 2017
MEN'S HOOPS HOSTS UC SANTA BARBARA ON SATURDAY IN FINAL NON-LEAGUE GAME

December 21, 2017
MEN’S HOOPS FALLS TO PORTLAND, 80-75, IN GOLDEN 1 CENTER MATCHUP

December 20, 2017
MEN'S HOOPS PLAYS PORTLAND AT THE GOLDEN 1 CENTER ON THURSDAY AT 5:30 PM

December 18, 2017
MEN'S HOOPS BACK AT HOME TUESDAY VS. CSUN

December 9, 2017
MEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS AT BOISE STATE


December 3, 2017
MEN'S BASKETBALL TO PLAY SAINT MARY'S ON THE ROAD MONDAY NIGHT

November 24, 2017
BACK AND FORTH GAME GOES FULLERTON’S WAY IN 68-63 WIN OVER MEN’S HOOPS


November 23, 2017
MEN’S BASKETBALL DROPS FIRST ROUND WOODEN LEGACY GAME TO SAN DIEGO STATE

November 21, 2017
UC DAVIS USES LATE RUN TO EVENTUALLY BEAT MEN’S BASKETBALL

November 20, 2017
MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYS UC DAVIS ON TUESDAY AT THE GOLDEN 1 CENTER

November 17, 2017
MEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS ON THE ROAD AT SAN FRANCISCO

November 16, 2017
MEN'S BASKETBALL BACK ON THE ROAD FRIDAY NIGHT AT SAN FRANCISCO


November 8, 2017
MEN’S BASKETBALL SIGNS DAMIEN HIGH SCHOOL GUARD ELIJAH McCULLOUGH

November 7, 2017
MEN'S HOOPS OPENS REGULAR SEASON FRIDAY AT COLORADO STATE


October 23, 2017
GRAVES OUT FOR THE SEASON WITH INJURY

October 17, 2017
MEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASES ITS 2017-18 SCHEDULE


September 18, 2017
BOISE’S CENTURYLINK ARENA TO HOST BIG SKY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT FROM 2019-22

August 24, 2017
HORNSBY SIGNS CONTRACT TO PLAY PROFESSIONALLY IN GERMANY
